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Jesse Davis – January 3, 2021 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, January 3, 2021
Postgame – Buffalo

G/T Jesse Davis

(Can you describe the emotions of the moment of disappointment?) – “It’s always tough to come in and play this team and putting ourselves down early didn’t help, and our execution wasn’t where it needed to be obviously. But we kept fighting and that’s what this team has shown all season, is that we can fight.”

(Obviously the run game wasn’t there or wasn’t consistent today. What was it that Buffalo was doing that was giving you guys issues?) – “I really don’t know. I know we didn’t really have the runs that we were running with; but we got down early, we had to pass, we were behind the chains, so we couldn’t really consistently do what we wanted to do. It’s on us to execute the game plan obviously, but it wasn’t what we wanted.”

(Obviously you guys can still look and see what Jacksonville is going to do. What do you take out of this season if it ends this way offensively what you guys were able to do as a team?) – “The season we had last year to this year is a night-and-day difference. That kind of spoke for just what we did this offseason and what we can do during the season. But obviously wanted to win that game and give us our own shot to get in, but we’ll see what happens tonight. I think this is a great group. We have a really good team from top-down. I just think overall, I think we can fight, we’ve shown we can improve. We can hang with some teams, but tonight wasn’t what we’ve been able to perform.”

(Obviously you don’t want to think about anything past this game today, but how encouraging do you think the future is of this team?) – “I think what we did this season and hopefully continue, but leading up into the offseason of next year, I think we have a solid foundation we can start with. We’ll see what happens, but hopefully we can continue to build and get to that next step.”

(QB Tua Tagovailoa mentioned communication issues particularly on the early drives. What did you notice in that respect?) – “I’m not really sure. I thought the communication was pretty decent on the o-line tonight. We made some adjustments, be more loud, be more clear to where we’re going. I’m not sure if he was mentioning us or the perimeter, but I thought tonight we did a pretty good job IDing where we needed to go.”

(There is always going to be a tendency to overreact to one game, especially in a close game. What is your opinion of how QB Tua Tagovailoa’s first season in the NFL went?) – “I think he’s done well, I think obviously he’s a rookie quarterback, and he’s trying to figure it out as well. Hell, we’re all doing the same thing. We’re all trying to figure out each snap, each play. I think being put into a situation where – somewhat decent, but I think he has everything that he needs to be a great leader, a great quarterback in this league. He’s shown that tonight. Things don’t always go your way, and we were telling him that and to keep leading us, and he was.”

(If QB Tua Tagovailoa was asking you going into the offseason maybe where he could take the biggest jump into Year 2, what might you tell him?) – “I don’t know. I’m not a specialist in that area, but I’d probably just tell him to be himself, do what you do. Continue to improve just like all of us and really just be yourself.”

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